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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-4-8

…formation provided for in 1°, 2°, with the exception of d, and 3° of the appendix to article A. 132-4-4, which is not already provided for in articles A. 132-5-1, A. 132-5-2 or A. 132-5-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic and social measures

Article L3231-4-1

I. - The provisions of the second, third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 3231-4 do not apply to loan guarantees or sureties granted by a département:1° For housing construction, acquisition or imp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transmission of documents by electronic means

Article R232-41-10

…that article; 2° The provisional suspension as a precautionary measure set out in article L. 232-23-4; 3° The athlete's biological profile; 4° Applications for a Therapeutic Use Exemption or for recog…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-142-4

…of services relating to warrants other than agricultural, mentioned in table 2 of article appendix 4-7, nothing is due to the registrar for entries in the register of notices and oppositions.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-5

A chain, rope or strap within the meaning of 5° of article R. 4311-4 is a chain, rope or strap designed and manufactured for lifting and forming part of a lifting machine or lifting accessory.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4-1

…ese administrations and bodies, may access the data in the processing mentioned in I of article D. 5422-4, within the limits strictly necessary for the performance of their duties: 1° The bodies respo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4-2

Article L. 1262-4-1 does not apply to individuals who contract with a service provider established outside France for their personal use, that of their spouse, their partner in a civil solidarity pact…

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Article Annexe 4-8

…urred by the judicial auctioneer when performing a service mentioned in Table 1 of Article Appendix 4-7.3° With regard to bailiffs:a) Travel costs, except for service of documents from lawyer to lawye…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-34-4

The articles R. 626-7 and R. 626-8, relating to the consultation of creditors, and Subsection 4 of Section 1 of Chapter VI of Title II of this Book, relating to the settlement of public claims, are ap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2b: Companies located in urban tax-free zones - entrepreneurial areas

Article 44 octies A

…ivities in the zones franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in the B du 3 de l'article 42 de la loi n° 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development are exempt from incom…

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